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Southern Bancorp Unveils Down Payment Assistance Program to Bridge Homeownership Gap
Program provides up to $12,000 for minority and low-to-moderate income home buyers Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and affiliate of Southern Bancorp, Inc., today announced a down...
How Credit Utilization Affects You and Your Credit Score
If you’ve been reading my column for any time now, you know how important your credit score can be. You also might know that there are several factors that affect how your score is formulated. Today, we’re going to talk about one of them – credit utilization – and...
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In all areas of life, there are warning signs that tell us when something is wrong, and the same can be said for our financial life. According to financial experts, nearly 80% of Americans are in debt. That means about 8 in 10 Americans have some form of consumer...